SUPER MICRO Computer H8SCM manual

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Preface iii Preface About This Manual This manual is written for system integrators, PC technicians and knowledgeable PC users. It provides information for the installation and use of the H8SCM(-F) serverboard. The H8SCM(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD® SR5650/SP5100 chipset and supports one AMD Socket C32 type processor with up to 32 GB of EC[...]

iv T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview ......................................................................................................... 1-1 Checklist .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1-2 Contacting Supermicro ...................................[...]

v NMI Button ............................................................................................... 2-13 LAN1/2 (Ethernet Ports) ........................................................................... 2-13 Universal Serial Bus Ports ....................................................................... 2-13 Chassis Intrusion .........[...]

T able of Contents vi Building a Driver Diskette ......................................................................... 2-24 Enabling SA T A RAID in the BIOS ................................................................. 2-25 Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID Utility .................................................. 2-27 Installing the RAID[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Overview Checklist Congratulations on purchasing your computer motherboard from an acknowledged leader in the industry . Supermicro boards are designed with the utmost attention to detail to provide you with the highest standards in quality and performance. Please check that the following items[...]

1-2 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 1-2 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address: Super Micro Computer , Inc. 980 Rock Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. T el: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) support@supermicro.com (T echnical Support) Web Site: www .supermicro.com Europe Address[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-3 Figure 1-1. H8SCM(-F) Image[...]

1-4 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL Notes: Jumpers not indicated are for test purposes only . Not all ports, jumpers or LED Indicators are available on all serverboards. Figure 1-2. H8SCM(-F) Serverboard Layout (not drawn to scale) JD1 FAN 4 FA N 3 FAN 2 FAN 5 SA TA0 SA TA1 SA TA2 SA TA3 SA TA4 SA TA5 JWF1 JPW1 JF1 JPW2 JPI2C1 JIPMB JWOL1 [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-5 H8SCM(-F) Quick Reference Jumper Description Default Setting JBT1 CMOS Clear (See Section 2-8) JCF1 Compact Flash Master/Slave Closed (Master) JI2C1/JI2C2 I2C to PCI-E Slot Enable/Disable Both Open (Disabled) JPB1 BMC Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPG1 VGA Enable/Disable Pins 1-2 (Enabled) JPL1 LAN 1 Enable/Disable P[...]

1-6 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL Connector Description COM1/COM2 COM1 Serial Port/Header F AN 1-5 Chassis/CPU Fan Headers IDE#1 IDE Disk Drive Connector IPMI LAN (H8SCM-F only) Dedicated IPMI LAN Port (H8SCM-F only) JD1 Speaker Header JF1 Front Panel Connector JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JOH1 Overheat Warning Header JIPMB (H8SCM-F only[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-7 1-3 Serverboard Features CPU • Single AMD Opteron 4000 series (AMD Socket C32 type) processor Note: Refer to our web site for details on supported processors. Memory • Up to four (4) single and dual channel DIMM slots that support up to 32 GB of ECC/ Non-ECC UDIMM or up to 128 GB of ECC RDIMM DDR3-1600/1333/1066 Mhz [...]

1-8 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL • Chipkill Support ACPI Features • Microsoft OnNow • Slow blinking LED for suspend state indicator • BIOS support for USB keyboard • W ake-On-LAN (WOL) Onboard I/O • Six (6) SA T A ports supported by an on-chip SA T A controller (RAID 0, 1 and 10 supported) • Seven (7) USB (Universal Serial[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-9 D IMM 1B D IMM 1A CPU 1 HT3 L ink 16 / 16 - 2.6 GHz D IMM 2B D IMM 2A PCI-E G EN2 X 8 Slot4 PCIE x8/x16 IDE ( ATA/ 133 ) SA TA x 6 PCI-E G EN2 X 8 Slot3 x8 PCI-E G EN2 x1 INTE L 82574 L RJ45 A-Link SP5100 BM C VGA WPCM450- R PCI LPC SMB us SI O W83527H G HW M W83795G SPI Flas h KB /MS COM2 RMII DDR2 SDRAM 64MB X1 6 PSU I[...]

1-10 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 1-4 Chipset Overview The H8SCM(-F) serverboard is based on the AMD SR5650/SP5100 chipset. This chipset functions as a Media and Communications Processor (MCP). Controllers for the system memory are integrated directly into AMD Opteron processors. AMD SR5650/SP5100 Chipset The AMDSR5650/SP5100 are each a[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-1 1 CPU Overheat/Fan Fail LED and Control This feature is available when the user enables the CPU overheat/Fan Fail warning function in the BIOS. This allows the user to de fi ne an overheat temperature. When this temperature is exceeded or when a fan failure occurs, the Overheat/Fan Fail warning LED is triggered. Auto-Sw[...]

1-12 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL Main Switch Override Mechanism The power button can function as a system suspend button. When the user depresses the power button, the system will enter a SoftOff state. The monitor will be suspended and the hard drive will spin down. Depressing the power button again will cause the whole system to wake[...]

Chapter 1: Introduction 1-13 1-8 Super I/O The disk drive adapter functions of the Super I/O Winbond® BMC chip includes a data separator , write pre-compensation circuitry , decode logic, data rate selection, a clock generator , drive interface control logic and interrupt and DMA logic. The wide range of functions integrated onto the Super I/O gre[...]

1-14 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL Notes[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Standardized W arning Statements About Standardized W arning Statements The following statements are industry standard warnings, provided to warn the user of situations which have the potential for bodily injury . Should you have questions or experience difficulty , contact Supermicro's T [...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-2 W arnung Bei Einsetzen einer falschen Batterie besteht Explosionsgefahr . Ersetzen Sie die Batterie nur durch den gleichen oder vom Hersteller empfohlenen Batterietyp. Entsorgen Sie die benutzten Batterien nach den Anweisungen des Herstellers. Attention Danger d'explosion si la pile n'est pas r[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-3 Product Disposal W arning! Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations. 製品の廃棄 こ の製品 を廃棄処分す る 場合、 国の関係す る 全 て の法 律 ・ 条 例に 従い処理す る 必要が ありま す 。 警告 本产品的废弃处?[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-4 2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. T o prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully . The following measures are generally suf fi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-5 2-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation Caution: Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the processor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding, removing or changing any hardware components. Installation Procedure Follow the procedures as listed below to install the motherboard[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-6 Installing the Heatsinks We recommend the use of active type heatsinks (except for 1U systems). Use any onboard fan header for the CPU's heatsink fan. T o install the heatsink, please follow the installation instructions that are included with your heatsink package. Note: Make sure the heatsink is p[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-7 2-4 Mounting the Serverboard into a Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-8 Memory Support The H8SCM(-F) serverboard supports single and dual channel, DDR3-1600/1333/1066 Mhz speed registered ECC/Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC SDRAM. Only interleaved memory is supported, so you must populate two DIMM slots at a time, one per channel (see procedure above). Populating two adjacent slots a[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-9 DIMM Module Population Con fi guration For memory to work properly , follow the tables below for memory installation: Per Channel DIMM Populations Options DIMM T ype DIMM A DIMM B Max. MHz, 1.5V DIMMs Max. MHz, 1.35V DIMMs (6-core Only) Max. GB/ Channel Unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM) SR or DR Empty 1600 MHz 1333 MHz 8GB SR SR [...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-10 7 8 2-7 I/O Port and Control Panel Connections The I/O ports are color coded to make setting up your system easier . See Figure 2-2 below for the colors and locations of the various I/O ports. Front Control Panel JF1 contains header pins for various front control panel connectors. See Figure 2-3 for the[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-1 1 2-8 Connector De fi nitions Power Connectors A 24-pin main power supply connector(JPW1) and three 8-pin CPU PWR connector (JPW2) on the motherboard. These power connectors meet the SSI EPS 12V speci fi cation. In addition to the 24-pin A TX power connector , the 12V 8-pin CPU PWR connector at JPW2 must also be connec[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-12 NIC2 (Activity) LED The LED connections for LAN2 are on pins 9 and 10 of JF1. Attach LAN LED cables to display network activity . See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. HDD LED The HDD LED connection is located on pins 13 and 14 of JF1. Attach the hard drive LED cable here to display disk ac[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-13 Power On LED The Power On LED connector is located on pins 15 and 16 of JF1. This connection is used to provide LED indication of power being supplied to the system. See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Power LED Pin De fi nitions (JF1) Pin# De fi nition 15 Vcc 16 Power LED NMI Button The non-maskable in[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-14 Serial Ports The COM1 serial port is located beside the VGA port. Refer to the motherboard layout for the location of the COM2 header . See the table on the right for pin de fi nitions. Serial Port Pin De fi nitions (COM1/COM2) Pin # De fi nition Pin# De fi nition 1 DCD 6 DSR 2 RXD 7 RTS 3 TXD 8 CTS[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-15 SGPIO The T -SGPIO1/ T-SGPIO2 (Serial General Purpose Input/Output) headers provide a bus between the SA T A controller and the backpane to provide SA T A enclosure management functions. Connect the appropriate cable from the backplane to the T -SGPIO1 header to utilize SA T A management functions on your system. SGPIO [...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-16 A TX PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Ports The A TX PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse are located next to the Back Panel USB Ports 0/1 on the motherboard. See the table at right for pin de fi nitions. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Pin De fi nitions PS2 Keyboard PS2 Mouse Pin# De fi nition Pin# De fi nition 1 KB Data [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-17 JIPMB (H8SCM-F only) A System Management Bus header for the IPMI slot is located at IPMB. Connect the appropriate cable here to use the IPMB I 2 C connection on your system. JIPMB Pin De fi nitions Pin# De fi nition 1 Data 2 Ground 3 Clock 4 No Connection Video Connector A Video (VGA) connector is located below the CO[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-18 CMOS Clear JBT1 is used to clear CMOS, which will also clear any passwords. Instead of pins, this jumper consists of contact pads to prevent accidentally clearing the contents of CMOS. T o Clear CMOS 1. First power down the system and unplug the power cord(s). It is also recommended that you remove the [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-19 VGA Enable/Disable JPG1 allows you to enable or disable the VGA port. The default position is on pins 1 and 2 to enable VGA. See the table on the right for jumper settings. VGA Enable/Disable Jumper Settings (JPG1) Jumper Setting De fi nition Pins 1-2 Enabled Pins 2-3 Disabled LAN1/2 Enable/Disable Change the setting o[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-20 I2C to PCI-Express Slot JI 2 C1/JI 2 C2 allows you to enable the I 2 C bus to communicate with the PCI- Express slot. For the jumpers to work properly , please set both jumpers to the same setting. If enabled, both jumpers must be enabled. If disabled, both jumpers must be disabled. See the table on the[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-21 BMC Heartbeat (DP1)) LED Settings Color Status De fi nition Green Blinking BMC: Normal Off Off Not functioning normally BMC Heartbeat LED A BM C (Baseboard Management Control) Hea r tbeat L ED is lo cated at DP1 on t he m oth er bo ar d. Wh en D P1 is on, t he B M C Controller fun ct io ns nor m ally. See th e ta ble s[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-22 2-1 1 IDE and SA T A Drive Connections Use the following information to connect the IDE hard disk drive cables. • A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. • The 80-wire A T A133/100/66 IDE hard disk drive cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two driv[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-23 IDE Drive Connector Pin De fi nitions (IDE#1) Pin# De fi nition Pin# De fi nition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 Host Data 5 8 Host Data 10 9 Host Data 4 10 Host Data 1 1 1 1 Host Data 3 12 Host Data 12 13 Host Data 2 14 Host Data 13 15 Host Data 1 16 Host Data 14 17 Ho[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-24 2-12 Enabling SA T A RAID Now that the hardware is set up, you must install the operating system and the SA T A RAID drivers, if you wish to use RAID with your SA T A drives. The installation procedure differs depending on whether you wish to have the operating system installed on a RAID array or on a s[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-25 Figure 2-4. BIOS Setup Screen Enabling SA T A RAID in the BIOS Before installing the Windows operating system, you must change some settings in the BIOS. Boot up the system and hit the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility . After the setup utility loads, 1. Use the arrow keys to move to the "Exit&quo[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-26 Figure 2-6.Adaptec RAID Utility Program Screen Figure 2-5. DotHill RAID Utility Program Screen[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-27 Using the DotHill and Adaptec RAID Utility The RAID Utility program allows you to de fi ne the drives you want to include in the RAID array and the mode and type of RAID. Installing the RAID Driver During OS Installation Y ou may also use the procedure below to install the RAID driver during the Windows OS installation[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-28 Figure 2-7. Driver/T ool Installation Display Screen 2-13 Installing Drivers The Supermicro Website contains drivers and utilities for your system at ftp://ftp. supermicro.com , some of which must be installed, such as the chipset driver . After downloading and installing the drivers and utilities, the [...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-29 Supero Doctor III The SuperDoctor® III program is a Web base management tool that supports remote management capability . It includes Remote and Local Management tools. The local management is called SD III Client. The SuperDoctor III program included on the CD-ROM that came with your motherboard allows you to monitor [...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-30 Note: The SuperDoctor III program and User ’s Manual can be downloaded from the Supermicro web site at http://www .supermicro.com/products/accessories/software/ SuperDoctorIII.cfm .For Linux, we recommend that you use the SuperoDoctor II application instead. Figure 2-9. Supero Doctor III Interface Dis[...]

Chapter 2: Installation 2-31 2-14 Serverboard Battery Caution : There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down, which will reverse its polarites (see Figure 2-10). This battery must be replaced only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer (CR2032). Dispose of used batteries according to th[...]

H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 2-32 Notes[...]

3-1 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting Chapter 3 T roubleshooting 3-1 T roubleshooting Procedures Use the following procedures to troubleshoot your system. If you have followed all of the procedures below and still need assistance, refer to the ‘T echnical Support Procedures’ and/or ‘Returning Merchandise for Service’ section(s) in this chapter . [...]

3-2 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual No Video 1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all the add-on cards and cables. 2. Use the speaker to determine if any beep codes exist. Refer to Appendix A for details on beep codes. Note: If you are a system integrator , V AR or OEM, a POST diagnostics card is recommended. For I/O port 80[...]

3-3 Chapter 3: T roubleshooting 2. BIOS upgrades can be downloaded from our web site. Note: Not all BIOS can be fl ashed depending on the modi fi cations to the boot block code. 3. If you still cannot resolve the problem, include the following information when contacting us for technical support: • Serverboard model and PCB revision number • [...]

3-4 H8SCM(-F) Serverboard User's Manual Question: Why can't I turn off the power using the momentary power on/off switch? Answer: The instant power of f function is controlled in BIOS by the Power Button Mode setting. When the On/Off feature is enabled, the motherboard will have instant off capabilities as long as the BIOS has control of [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 Chapter 4 BIOS 4-1 Introduction This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ Setup utility for the H8SCM(-F) serverboard. The 16 Mb AMI BIOS® is stored in a fl ash chip and can be easily upgraded using a fl oppy disk-based program. Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted and might not [...]

4-2 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 4-2 Main Menu When you fi rst enter AMI BIOS Setup Utility , you will see the Main Menu screen. Y ou can always return to the Main Menu by selecting the Main tab on the top of the screen with the arrow keys. The Main Menu screen provides you with a system overview , which includes the version, built dat[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-3 W ait for F1 if Error This setting controls the system response when an error is detected during the boot sequence. When enabled, BIOS will stop the boot sequence when an error is detected, at which point you will need to press the F1 button to re-enter the BIOS setup menu. The options are Enabled and Disabled. Hit 'DEL&apo[...]

4-4 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL GART Error Reporting This option should remain disabled for normal operation. The driver developer may enable this option for testing purposes. Options are Enabled or Disabled . Microcode Update This setting Enables or Disables microcode updating. Secure Virtual Machine Mode This setting is used to Enabl[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-5  Advanced Chipset Control  NorthBridge Con fi guration  Memory Con fi guration Bank Interleaving Select Auto to automatically enable a bank-interleaving memory scheme when this function is supported by the processor . The options are Auto and Disabled. Node Interleaving This option enables node memory interleaving. Op[...]

4-6 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL  DRAM Timing Con fi guration DRAM Timing Con fi g This option allows you to set the DRAM timing con fi guration for the system. Options include Auto or Manual. Memory Clock Speed This options sets the memory clock speed. Options include 200 Mhz, 266 Mhz, 333 Mhz, 400 Mhz, 533 Mhz, 667 Mhz, 800 Mhz [...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-7 On Chip SA T A T ype Use this setting to set the On Chip SA T A type. Options include Native IDE , RAID, AHCI and Legacy IDE. RAID Codebase This submenu appears when you choose "RAID" from the "On Chip SA T A T ype" setting above. This setting allows you to select the codebase for using your RAID setup. Optio[...]

4-8 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL PIO Mode PIO (Programmable I/O) mode programs timing cycles between the IDE drive and the programmable IDE controller . As the PIO mode increases, the cycle time decreases. The options are Auto , 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Select Auto to allow BIOS to auto detect the PIO mode. Use this value if the IDE disk driv[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-9  PCI/PnP Con fi guration Clear NVRAM Select Y es to clear NVRAM during boot-up. The options are Y es and No . Plug & Play O/S Select Y es to allow the OS to con fi gure Plug & Play devices. (This is not required for system boot if your system has an OS that supports Plug & Play .) Select No to allow AMIBIOS to c[...]

4-10 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL  SuperIO Device Con fi guration Serial 1 Address This option speci fi es the base I/O port address and Interrupt Request address of serial port 1. Select "Disabled" to prevent the serial port from accessing any system resources. When this option is set to Disabled , the serial port physic[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-1 1 Flow Control Selects the fl ow control to be used for console redirection. Options are None, Hardware and Software. Redirection After BIOS POST Options are Disable (no redirection after BIOS POST), Boot Loader (redirection during POST and during boot loader) and Always (redirection always active). Note that some OS's may[...]

4-12 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL CPU T emperature Display (CTD) CPU T emperature descriptions are de fi ned as: Low  [T ctl V alue = Lowest V alue, T ctl V alue = -45] Medium  [T ctl V alue = -46, T ctl V alue = 60] High  [T ctl V alue = -61 and Above] Note: Only CPU temperature (Low , Medium, High) and system temperature (RT[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-13 Condition When a CPU is overheating Front Panel Overheating LED On and Solid Red Onboard Buzzer or Speaker On and Continuous Sound System Fan Speed Controls Full Speed BMC Report PROCHOT BMC Event Log Record PROCHOT Super Doctor Report PROCHOT Super Doctor Event Log Record PROCHOT  ACPI Con fi guration PS2 KB/MS W akeup Thi[...]

4-14 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL  IPMI Con fi guration This menu shows static information about the IPMI fi rmware revision and status of the BMC, as well as options for IPMI con fi guration.  View BMC System Event Log Pressing the Enter key will open the following settings. Use the "+" and "-" keys to n[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-15 Subnet Mask In the fi eld provided here enter the Subnet address in the decimal form of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with xxx having a value of less than 256 and in decimal form only . The current subnet address in the BMC is shown. Gateway Address In the fi eld provided here enter the Gateway address in the decimal form of xxx.xxx.xxx.xx[...]

4-16 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL 4-3 Security Menu AMI BIOS provides a Supervisor and a User password. If you use both passwords, the Supervisor password must be set fi rst. Change Supervisor Password Select this option and press <Enter> to access the sub menu, and then type in the password. Change User Password Select this opti[...]

Chapter 4: BIOS 4-17  Removable Drives This feature allows you to specify the boot sequence from the list of available CD/ DVD drives. A device that is in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Retry Boot Devices This option allows you to retry boot devices. Options include Enabled and Disabled . 4-5 Exit Menu Select th[...]

4-18 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL Notes[...]

Appendix A BIOS Error Beep Codes During the POST (Power-On Self-T est) routines, which are performed each time the system is powered on, errors may occur . Non-fatal errors are those which, in most cases, allow the system to continue the boot-up process. The error messages normally appear on the screen. Fatal errors are those which will not allow t[...]

A-2 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL Notes[...]

B-1 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Appendix B BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes When AMIBIOS performs the Power On Self T est, it writes checkpoint codes to I/O port 0080h. If the computer cannot complete the boot process, diagnostic equipment can be attached to the computer to read I/O port 0080h. B-1 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The uncompr[...]

B-2 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL B-2 Bootblock Recovery Codes The bootblock recovery checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution: Checkpoint Code Description E0h The onboard fl oppy controller if available is initialized. Next, beginning the base 512 KB memory test. E1h Initializing the interrupt vector table next. E2h Initializi[...]

B-3 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes B-3 Uncompressed Initialization Codes The following runtime checkpoint codes are listed in order of execution. These codes are uncompressed in F0000h shadow RAM. Checkpoint Code Description 03h The NMI is disabled. Next, checking for a soft reset or a power on condition. 05h The BIOS stack has been built. [...]

B-4 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL Checkpoint Code Description 2Ah Bus initialization system, static, output devices will be done next, if present. See the last page for additional information. 2Eh Completed post-video ROM test processing. If the EGA/VGA controller is not found, performing the display memory read/write test next. 2Fh The [...]

B-5 Appendix B: BIOS POST Checkpoint Codes Checkpoint Code Description 52h The memory above 1 MB has been tested and initialized. Saving the memory size information next. 53h The memory size information and the CPU registers are saved. Entering real mode next. 54h Shutdown was successful. The CPU is in real mode. Disabling the Gate A20 line, parity[...]

B-6 H8SCM(-F) SERVERBOARD USER'S MANUAL Checkpoint Code Description 97h Initialization before the C800 adaptor ROM gains control has completed. The adaptor ROM check is next. 98h The adaptor ROM had control and has now returned control to BIOS POST . Performing any required processing after the option ROM returned control. 99h Any initializati[...]